Aug. 20, 2012
Steve Cole
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0918
stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov
Rob Gutro
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
301-286-4044
robert.j.gutro@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-153
MEDIA INVITED TO NASA AIRBORNE HURRICANE MISSION MEDIA DAY
WASHINGTON -- NASA is preparing to send unmanned scientific aircraft
over the Atlantic Ocean to study tropical cyclones and the processes
that underlie hurricane formation and intensification. Reporters are
invited to view NASA's Global Hawks and tour the mission control
center at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va.,
beginning at 9:30 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, Sept. 19.
The Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) is a five-year mission
that will use two NASA Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles equipped
with instruments to survey the overall environment of the storms and
peer into the inner core of hurricanes to study their structure and
processes. HS3 flights are scheduled to begin in early September and
continue into October.
Reporters will meet HS3 scientists and pilots and learn about NASA's
efforts to better understand these powerful storms. Reporters also
will meet with scientists working on another NASA Earth science
flight mission using a laser to map forests and see Orbital Sciences
Corp.'s Antares rocket under development at Wallops.
To participate in the media day activities, reporters should contact
Keith Koehler at keith.a.koehler@nasa.gov. Registration deadline for
reporters who are non-U.S. citizens is Aug. 24 at 4 p.m. EDT; U.S.
citizens must register before Sept. 14.
For more information on the HS3 mission, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/hs3
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